secant
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 8
- Words With Friends
- 10
- Letters
- 6
/ˈsiːkənt/
Definition of secant
3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
- A straight line that intersects a curve at two or more points.
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noun
- A straight line that intersects a curve at two or more points.
- In a right triangle, the reciprocal of the cosine of an angle. Symbol: sec
adj
- (not-comparable)That cuts or divides.
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Etymology
From Latin secāns, present participle of secō (“to cut”).
Words you can make from secant
100 playable · top: ASCENT (8 pts)
Best play ascent 8 points6-letter words
3 words5-letter words
18 words4-letter words
38 words- ACES 6 pts
- ACNE 6 pts
- ACTS 6 pts
- CANE 6 pts
- CANS 6 pts
- CANT 6 pts
- CASE 6 pts
- CAST 6 pts
- CATE 6 pts
- CATS 6 pts
- CENT 6 pts
- SCAN 6 pts
- SCAT 6 pts
- SECT 6 pts
- TACE 6 pts
- TECS 6 pts
- ANES 4 pts
- ANTE 4 pts
- ANTS 4 pts
- ATES 4 pts
- EAST 4 pts
- EATS 4 pts
- ETAS 4 pts
- ETNA 4 pts
- NAES 4 pts
- NEAT 4 pts
- NEST 4 pts
- NETS 4 pts
- SANE 4 pts
- SATE 4 pts
- SEAT 4 pts
- SENT 4 pts
- SETA 4 pts
- STAN 4 pts
- TANS 4 pts
- TASE 4 pts
- TEAS 4 pts
- TENS 4 pts
3-letter words
29 words2-letter words
11 wordsHooks
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